But as a straight female, I love her more for her extraordinary talent more than her looks. She's an amazingly gifted actress. And she can sing, too! I love her in Veronica Mars, but she's got a huge career ahead of her. She was memorable in Deadwood, great in a small role in Spartan (which I otherwise hated) and she was fantastic in Gracie's Choice, a Lifetime movie that I never would have watched if it weren't for her, but it was actually pretty good if only because she elevates the material.

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Pretty girl. But dont really like the show. I think there is something wrong with me.

Have you rented the season one DVD and started from the beginning? The Pilot sets up a lot of complicated backstory and I think VM is hard to get into midstream, but it is well worth the effort. I think it's one of my favorite shows of all time. Seriously. I had a couple of friends who tried an episode here and there and couldn't get into it, but once I loaned them my DVDs and they saw the first few eps, they were totally hooked.

I havent done that. I keep hearing peple talking aboot how good it is. Need to check it out. I have no way to rent anything, I owe all the rental places here locally money and I dont do netflicks or anything like that.

The S1 set is $45, a little more than id spend on a show i know llittle aboot and may not like. Any suggestions?

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The S1 set is $45, a little more than id spend on a show i know llittle aboot and may not like. Any suggestions?

I would suggest getting a trial membership at Netflix and renting the first Veronica Mars DVD asap during the trial period. But if you don't want to do that . . . I tried sending you a private message but it bounced back b/c your inbox is full.

If you like shows like Buffy, Alias, and Gilmore Girls, then VM is probably something you would enjoy. Maybe Twin Peaks, for the murder mystery and dark tone. If you hate all those shows, then VM may not be for you. But Kristen Bell is a superstar. She alone makes the show great.

And don't just take my word for it -- Veronica Mars made every Top 10 list this year: TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, Time magazine, the American Film Institute, USA Today, MSNBC, the Chicago Tribune, the Phila. Inquirer, the Village Voice, the Boston Phoenix, and just about every other list I've seen b/c I lost count. VM and Lost seem to be the only consensus picks on every major critic's list, at least the ones I've seen.

For anyone reading this thread (yeah, I only clicked into it for the discussion, too...) who is among those asking themselves whether they should be watching Veronica Mars, let me add another vote for yes, absolutely, starting yesterday. The series is not perfect, but it is astonishingly good: suspenseful, intelligent, emotional, funny -- it pushes almost every button, and pushes 'em good.

I've been totally meaning to start watching but in the rerun last night they said who the killer was in season one . should I even bother ??

Another emphatic YES vote.

The problem with tuning into any episode from the current (second) season is that Lilly's killer is revealed in almost every episode. It's sort of an important plot point to everything that is going on now.

But even if you are spoiled for the "whodunit" aspect of season one, it's a wonderful show anyway and very much worth the effort. The writing and acting are top notch and I love rewatching my favorite S1 episodes even though I know how everything turns out in the end. I would get my hands on the S1 DVD asap and get caught up before I would watch season two.

Plus, I don't think you can appreciate what is going on very much in season two if you haven't seen season one. The plot and relationships are complicated and everything the characters went through in season one affects what is going on now.